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Last summer brunch

The pictures are from brunch last Sunday, at which we had 14 people (there were supposed to be 20, but there were a few no-shows). On the way home, I realized that I was going to go right past Al & Emma’s new apartment, so they got potatoes & a few wedges of crepe cake. […]

Dinner at Annie’s, pt. 2

On Tuesday, my friend and neighbor Ann had sort of a repeat of the dinner I made for her last Wednesday – about 20 people, I made a bunch of salads, and desserts, and she grilled brats. This time, they had: potato salad – a really nice one; little yellow potatoes from the farmers market, […]

Feeding 25 from my CSA box

My neighbor & walking friend, Ann, who’s a pediatrician, had a gathering at her house last night for people from the Wisconsin Environmental Health Network; mostly doctors & their families. She wanted me to make a couple of big bowls of salads, and some bars for dessert. Based on what I got in my CSA […]

Subacute thyroiditis

Today I was so tired I just felt like giving up all day. I’ve been thinking it’s a sinus infection – sore glands in my neck, really crusty eyes in the morning, tired, tired, tired. Today I searched “middle aged women fatigue” in MedlinePlus”, and the first thing was Subacute thyroiditis. It’s every symptom I’ve […]

Cuban sandwiches & roasted veg & kale salad

Various weeknight cooking – sandwiches & roasted veg on Tuesday, kale salad for a potluck with the neighbors on Wednesday.  And come to think of it, it’s my mother’s 87th birthday, so no wonder I made kale, she would’ve loved it.

Cleaning out the fridge

Last weekend I was in San Diego for the grocery co-op conference. I got back, and now we’re leaving again for the librarians’ conference in New Orleans. Yesterday I took in Rach’s orphan produce ‘cuz she’s traveling a lot too – we had a smoothie made from her strawberries & a banana for breakfast this […]

Fridays with Dorie – potato gratin

Last night for supper I made Dorie Greenspan’s pommes dauphinois – potatoes cooked in cream with Gruyere cheese on top. My next attempt for the Friday’s With Dorie virtual cooking club. I liked them. I was worried about the cream to potato ratio – it was supposed to be 2 to 2 1/4 lbs. spuds […]

White trash vs. vegetarian epicure

Last night for dinner I made two dishes: one I’d been wanting to try, and one that I had made before. It turned out to be a kind of low art vs. high art, or I guess that’s cuisine, showdown. The recipe that I had tried before is Mama Lo’s Broccoli Casserole, collected by Jane […]

Panzanella

Panzanella – the bread soaks up the tomato’s juices and tastes like distilled summer. And we had possibly the best trifle ever, with cherries, apricots and yellow and ginger cakes, for dessert. Recipe following. Trifle recipe.

Summer Suppers Continue

On Friday, I served up the second in the summer supper series. The theme was roasted vegetables. I roasted summer squash, peppers, and cherry tomatoes (adding, to the tomatoes, lots of garlic, and crumbled oregano dried from a bunch of fresh that came in my CSA box in May or June) and put them on […]